CB Droege is a fantasy author and poet living in Munich. Recently his fiction was collected in RapUnsEl and Other Stories, and a selection of his poetry appeared in the Drawn to Marvel anthology. His first novel, Zeta Disconnect was released in 2013. He recently edited Dangerous to Go Alone! An Anthology of Gamer Poetry.Learn more at manawaker.com

Transcript of Call Recorded by Gamma-Ovantia Orbit Guard Station

[begin transcript] Mayday Mayday Mayday … This is the Damned Engine requesting assistance from any nearby ship or station. We have been dropped from Quantum Space by apparent collision. We are drifting powerless, location unknown, last heading [static] tunnel en route to City Station Gamma-Ovantia. One other ship involved in collision, visually identified as the Calypso. Remaining fuel unknown. Captain Clyde Harbone requests –

[crashing sounds]

[station outbound transmission] Damned Engine, this is the Gamma-Ovantia Orbit Guard. Please state your position and size of your ship.

Mayday Mayday Mayday … This is the Damned Engine requesting assistance from any nearby ship or station. We have been dropped from Quantum space by collision, and are under attack by a ship [static] as the Calypso. SPS shows our position as within Gamma-Ovantia orbit, [static] megameters forward of station. Captain Clyde Harbone requests immediate assistance from [static] Orbit Guard.

[static] Mayday Mayday … This is the Damned [static] assistance from any nearby ship or [static] attack by the Calypso, and have been boarded. Repeat: we are [static] and have been [static] our position is within Gamma-Ovantia’s orbit, 300 [static] of [static] Harbone requests [static] from Gamma-Ovantia Orbit Guard.